La Trenda lives with 4 dogs, all rescues who came to her with special needs. She spent 8 years volunteering and working for various shelters and rescues. She now spends most of her time going to dog training classes and studying training and behavior books to learn about better ways to connect with her dogs.

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Crate Acclimation Part IV

Puddin and I learned about this trick on one of the dog related lists that we frequent:
Start slowly building up a crate around your dog. Example. Start with a plastic carrier with the top removed. Let the dog get used to hanging out there. Then later add the top.
See Puddin sleeping in her half-crate. She thinks it’s a dog bed

Also occasionally when I catch my dogs going into their crates on their own, I toss treats in.